Shloka 22
Kumārasya Krāuñcaparvatagamanam
Kumāra’s Departure to Mount Krāuñca
धनधान्यसमृद्धिश्च प्रतिष्ठारोग्यमेव च । अभीष्टफलसिद्धिश्च जायते नात्र संशयः
dhanadhānyasamṛddhiśca pratiṣṭhārogyameva ca | abhīṣṭaphalasiddhiśca jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
Wealth and abundance of grain arise, along with honor and good health; and the fulfillment of one’s desired aims is attained—of this there is no doubt.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Jyotirlinga: Mallikārjuna
Sthala Purana: Mallikārjuna is praised as granting prosperity (dhana-dhānya), reputation, health, and success—typical tīrtha-phala framed as Śiva’s benevolent grace.
Significance: Confers auspicious worldly supports that stabilize dharma and enable sustained sādhana; also read as preparatory fruits leading toward higher liberation.
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It affirms Shiva’s grace as both worldly well-being (artha and health) and goal-fulfillment, teaching that sincere Shaiva devotion yields orderly prosperity while strengthening faith (niścaya) through the assurance “no doubt.”
In the Kotirudrasaṃhitā context of Jyotirlinga glory, the verse points to Saguna Shiva worship through the Linga as a concrete means by which devotees receive tangible fruits—prosperity, reputation, and health—while being led toward deeper devotion.
It implies regular Jyotirlinga/Linga pūjā with mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), along with traditional Shaiva observances like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as supportive disciplines for steadiness and grace.